Trends in outdoor recreation, leisure and tourism /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2000.
• Subjects: Leisure.; Outdoor recreation.; Tourism.; Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Economics, (New March 2000); Policy and Planning.; Marketing and Distribution.; Recreational Facilities and Management, (New March 2000); Tourism and Travel.; Management.; Marketing.; Policy.; Electronic books.
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This book focuses on the issues and trends in outdoor, nature-based recreation, leisure and tourism and explores the implications for public policy, planning, management, and marketing. 37 chapters are organized into six parts: Society, factors/forces shaping demand for and use of resources; resourc...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Gender
• Demographics
• Social Evolution
• Technology
• Cultural Dimensions
• Current Situation/Supply
• Policy
• Activity
• Styles
• Benefits
• Methods and Measurement
• Impacts
• Global
• Region and Community
• Distribution
• Marketing
• Conflict
• Services
• Partnerships
• Best Practices
• Professionals
• Youth
• Conclusion.